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>Trash left on the street is considered abandoned property. I wouldn't be so sure of that interpretation. In most places that I've lived, you could be arreste

>Trash left on the street is considered abandoned property. I wouldn't be so sure of that interpretation. In most places that I've lived, you could be arrested for taking things out of the trash, whether in front of your house, or even if dumped on the side of the road.

dekhn 8y ago
Nope, law is pretty clear on this one: people can take things from trash.
astura 8y ago
No you can't, in the US the case law is extremely clear that trash is fair game. See: California v. Greenwood That being said, you can't trespass to obtain the trash.